I have to ask... I have never had another breed with full prick ears. I was asked TWICE this weekend if papillon ears were cropped or if they were natural. That makes 6 or 7 times total I've been asked that.

Do other people with prick eared dogs get asked this too or is it just papillons? Is it because some are drop eared? I've found the amount of people asking quite bewildering actually.

Traveler got it when he was a puppy when people saw him with his down ears and then a little bit later with his up ears.

But, other than that no.

Get a PyrShep, crop her ears and then REALLY confuse people

I had wondered if it was the hair. I was thinking.... pyr sheps and briards are the only other breeds I know of with the uppy ears and lots of hair on the ears. They're both cropped. But paps are more common....

I actually am really starting to like the cropped look on rough faced sheps but if I ever get one, it'll stay natural.

Bailey was prick eared. Keeda and Muffin are both prick eared... But we've never been asked. It might have to do with not being able to see the ear leather? If you can see the ear leather it's easy to tell, if you can't.... Then you'd have to ask if you didn't know the breed enough.